Container



. May 16,. 1939.

c. H. GULLION ET AL CONTAINER Filed Nov. 30, 1956 Can-011E 6:1121'0/1 and Charles PI'VdfiJ INVENTOR 9 ATTORNEY ATTEST- Patented May 16, 1939 PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER 10mm 11. Gullion, Chicago, and Charles P. Evans, Wilmette, Ill., saidGullion assignor to Swift and Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application November 30, 1936, Serial No. 113,506

5 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved container.

One ofthe objects of the invention is to provide an improved container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container having an improved outer wrapper.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the description and claims which follow.

The present invention contemplates the use of a fiber-board canister having recessed end closures. In accordance with the present invention, the container is provided with an outer wrapper of cellulosic or other transparent material, which wrapper is suitably cut to encase the outer wall of the container and provide end edges adapted for overlapping the ends of the container. The wrapper is held in place by false end members secured within the recessed en'd closures.

Reference is had to the drawing in which like characters of reference are used to designate similar elements.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating one form of container with which the wrapper of the present invention may be used.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the container shown in Figure 1 illustrating the manner of applying the wrapper thereto. v

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the container shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the false end member for securing the wrapper relative to the top end closure of the container.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the container shown in Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the false end member for securing the wrapper to the bottom end closure of the container. c

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the container shown in Figure 1 showing the manner of securing the false end members in the end closures thereof.

The container, illustrated in the drawing, com prises body I, bottom end closure 2 and top end closure 3. End closure 2 comprises cupped disk 4 provided with peripheral flange 5. Disk 4 is inserted through body I and secured as by curling the end edge 8 of body I over and against flange 5, thus providing a recessed end closure having peripheral marginal flange 1.

Top end closure 3 comprises cupped disk 8 provided with peripheral flange 9 and cover securing ring 10. The end edge H of ring III is curled over and against flange I, thus providing a recessed top end closure having peripheral marginal flange I2.

If desired, end edge l3 of body I, as shown in Figure 7, may be curled over and against the outer wall of body I, thus providing a reenforced outer edge H. The container is closed by fitting ring I oyer lapped edge It.

Itfgill be understood that the specific constiuction of the container is not a particular part of the invention but that the form of construction shown has been chosen merely as a preferred illustration of a fibrous container to which the novel wrapper may be applied.

In accordance with the present invention, the closed, filled container, illustrated in Figure 1, is provided with an outer wrapper l5 secured in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 7.

1 Wrappers i5 comprise substantially rectangular sheets of cellulosic or other transparent ma-. terial. In practice, wrapper I5 is suitably cut so that when placed around the outer wallrof body I, it will overlap at its longitudinal edges l6 and in addition, will provide end edges I1 and I8 adapted for folding over and against end closures 2 and 3, respectively. If desired, overlapped edges IB may be secured by a suitable sealing adhesive or folded to provide a seamed joint.

End edge I1 is rigidly secured relative to end closure 2 by disk IQ, of cardboard or other suit-" able material, cut to provide a pressed fit between the inner walls of marginal flange I.

Disk is is placed over the folded edges l1 and pressed within marginal flange 1, End II' is rigidly secured relative toend closure 3 by disk 20 cut to provide a pressed flt between the inner walls of marginal flange I 2.

. It will be seen that the frictional engagement of disks l9 and 20 against the end edges of wrapper l5, while being pressed within recessed end closures 2 and 3, will tightly and smoothly draw the wrapper relative to the outer wall of body I, thus providing increased visibility of any printing indicia it may be desired to place on the outer wall of the container. It will also be seen that disks I9 and 20 are without an outer covering, thus providing additional advertising I space and also end members suitably adapted for stacking the containers one above the other.

It will further be seen that the wrapper of the present invention serves to -seal the cover closure relative to the body and that since the container cannot be opened without tearing or destroying the end disks. delivery of a fresh unadulterated product to the ultimate consumer is assured.

I claim:

1. In a container including a body wall having a recessed end closure, an outer wrapper encasing the body wall provided with an end edge foldable over and against the recessed end closure and means pressable circumferentially of the inner wall of the recessed end closure for i'rictionally securing the folded end edge of the wrapper against the inner wall of the recessed end closure.

2. In a fibrous container including a body wall having recessed end closures, an outer wrapper enoasing the body-wall provided with end edges foldable over and against the end closures and means including fibrous disks pressable within the end closures and circumferentially of the inner walls of the end closures for irictionally securing each oi. the end edges of the wrapper against the inner wall of its respective end closure.

3. In a container including a body wall and an end closure providing a peripheral marginal flange, a wrapper encasing the body wall and having an end edge foldable over and against the marginal flange and means pressable circumferentially of the innerwall of the marginal flange for frictionally securing the end edge of the wrapper against the inner wall 01' the marginal flange.

4. In a container including a body wall and an end closure providing a peripheral marginal flange, an outer wrapper encasing the body wall provided with an end edge foldable over and against the inner wall of the marginal flange and means including a disk pressable within and circumferentially of the inner wall of the marginal flange for irictionally securing the end edge of the wrapper against the inner wall 0! the marginal flange. a

5. In a container including a body wall and an end closure providing a peripheral marginal flange, an outer wrapper encasing the body wall provided with an end edge foldable over and against the marginal flange and means including a false end closure pressable within and circumierentially of the inner wall of the marginal flange for frictionally securing the end edge of the wrapper against the inner wall of the marginal flange.

CARROLL H. GULLION. CHARLES P. EVANS. 

